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A few short hours after the Pittsburgh synagogue attack on Saturday, Oct. 27, a small but moving candlelight vigil was staged by 35 community members on the field at Bird Rock Elementary School to honor the 11 slain victims.

“Prayers were offered, candles were lit and words of grief, sorry and hope were expressed,” reports attendee Sharon Miller, adding that the event was organized by political activist Elizabeth Tobias.

I-5 carpool lane extending northward

This November, the Build NCC (North Coast Corridor) team will break ground to extend the carpool lane on Interstate 5 in each direction...

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Bird Rock holds candle to Pittsburgh
A few short hours after the Pittsburgh synagogue attack on Saturday, Oct. 27, a small but moving candlelight vigil was staged by 35 community members on the field at Bird Rock Elementary School to honor the 11 slain...

Celebration of lifeguards at next Town Council meeting
This month’s La Jolla Town Council meeting will feature a public-safety forum honoring the three lifeguards — James Earnest, Aaron Estess and Shane McIntyre — who saved a Texas tourist on June 9. (Ian...

New Lifeguard chief chosen
The City of San Diego Fire-Rescue Department (SDFD) has appointed James Gartland its new lifeguard division chief. Gartland has served as interim chief for the past six months.
“We have some of the best public-safety...

San Diego County's median home price hit its highest price in history in July 2018, $579,750, while sales hit a four-year low, real estate tracker CoreLogic reported.
The previous record was $575,000 in May. Home prices have been breaking records on...

Our Readers Write / Opinion / Letters to the Editor:
Letters to the Editor from the Aug. 23 and Aug. 30, 2018 issues of La Jolla Light as La Jollans speak out on local issues:
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Time to bring back red-light cameras
Has anyone else noticed that...

As the largest wildfire in California’s history raged in Mendocino County, which as of press date has burned over 28,000 acres, killed one firefighter and is 67 percent contained, Congress member Scott Peters’ office (D-CA 52nd District) organized a...

Ocean temp: Bad news from Scripps
Scripps Institution of Oceanography (SIO) reported a sea-surface temperature of 79.4 degrees at Scripps Pier on Aug. 5, the highest in all 102 years of measuring. It surpassed the previous record of 78.4°F set on July...

New president for La Jolla Music Society
Susan T. Danis becomes president and CEO of La Jolla Music Society (LJMS) as of Oct. 1, filling the vacancy created when Kristin Lancino, the previous president and artistic director, abruptly resigned in January,...

United Way of San Diego County held its Women's Leadership Council's 10th anniversary celebration, June 27 at the Cuvier Club in La Jolla . Since its inception in 2008, the WLC has grown its membership, currently representing more than 200 women working...

Permit Review board approves two projects
Two projects got the green light at the La Jolla Development Permit Review (DPR) Committee meeting, April 10. Both had nearly been fast-tracked at the last DPR meeting on March 20.
Applicants Bill Metz and Peter...

As of July 1, your animal issues will no longer be San Diego County’s concern. So who will license your pet, handle animal-abuse complaints, pick up dead animals and respond to snakes in your backyard? These responsibilities and others — including...

Shaken Salk Institute names interim prez
Fred “Rusty” Gage, the geneticist who threw science for a loop by proving that humans can generate new brain cells in adulthood, has been appointed interim president of The Salk Institute in La Jolla. Gage, 67,...

County ends health emergency for Hepatitis A outbreak
After four weeks with no new local Hepatitis A cases reported, the San Diego County Board of Supervisors approved a motion Tuesday, Jan. 23 ending the local public health emergency. The emergency was...

In case you’ve forgotten all the major news events in La Jolla this year due to too much eggnog, here’s a recap!
January 2017
Track closed: La Jolla High School opened its doors from winter break Jan. 3, but the school’s track and field remained...

BUSINESS SPOTLIGHT:
Steven Alpinieri knows numbers, and for the clients of his full-service accountancy corporation in La Jolla, that's what it's all about.
"I come up with the tax plans for clients to ultimately try and give them complete and...

In preparation for the annual feeding programs for those in need held toward the end of the year at Mary, Star of the Sea Catholic Church on Girard Avenue (in addition to ongoing bi-weekly dinners) the non-profit group, So Others May Eat (SOME), hosted...

In honor of Domestic Violence Awareness Month (October), men and women, including La Jolla resident Sabrina Martucci-Johnson, will stand up to domestic violence — in heels. The YWCA of San Diego County presents its annual fundraiser, “Walk a Mile in Her...

The San Diego County median home price hit $530,000 in May, breaking the nominal record set last month and increasing 8.2 percent in a year, real estate tracker CoreLogic reported. Lack of homes for sale and slowed home construction appear to be major...